White, practically odourless crystals or crystalline powder.
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| Country | Status | Matched Term |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Approved | Monoammonium glutamate |
| European Union | Approved | Monoammonium glutamate |
| Australia and New Zealand | Approved | Monoammonium L-glutamate |
| Philippines | Approved | Monoammonium Glutamate, L- |
| Austria | Approved | Monoammonium glutamate |
| Belgium | Approved | Monoammonium glutamate |
| Bulgaria | Approved | Monoammonium glutamate |
| Cyprus | Approved | Monoammonium glutamate |
| Czech Republic | Approved | Monoammonium glutamate |
| Denmark | Approved | Monoammonium glutamate |
| Estonia | Approved | Monoammonium glutamate |
| Finland | Approved | Monoammonium glutamate |
| France | Approved | Monoammonium glutamate |
| Germany | Approved | Monoammonium glutamate |
| Greece | Approved | Monoammonium glutamate |
| Hungary | Approved | Monoammonium glutamate |
| Ireland | Approved | Monoammonium glutamate |
| Italy | Approved | Monoammonium glutamate |
| Latvia | Approved | Monoammonium glutamate |
| Lithuania | Approved | Monoammonium glutamate |
| Luxembourg | Approved | Monoammonium glutamate |
| Malta | Approved | Monoammonium glutamate |
| Netherlands | Approved | Monoammonium glutamate |
| Poland | Approved | Monoammonium glutamate |
| Portugal | Approved | Monoammonium glutamate |
| Romania | Approved | Monoammonium glutamate |
| Slovakia | Approved | Monoammonium glutamate |
| Slovenia | Approved | Monoammonium glutamate |
| Spain | Approved | Monoammonium glutamate |
| Sweden | Approved | Monoammonium glutamate |
| United Kingdom | Approved | Monoammonium glutamate |
| Australia | Approved | Monoammonium L-glutamate |
| New Zealand | Approved | Monoammonium L-glutamate |
E624 - Monoammonium L-glutamate: From the Food Intolerance Network fact-sheet titled 'How to start failsafe eating: a step by step guide'.
E624 - Monoammonium L-glutamate: Varied allergic reactions in some people. Not recommended for asthmatics.
E624 - Monoammonium L-glutamate: Suitable for vegetarian label on the package indicates the source of Mono ammonium Glutamate is from vegetable protein or it has to be under Halal or kosher certification. In USA/Canada it is kosher certified and meet the Halal requirements. Mono ammonium Glutamate can also be obtained from yeast. But if yeast is grown on pork media then it is Haram. It happened in Indonesia few years back when Monosodium Glutamate is produced using pork fat media to grow yeast by Ajinomonto Indonesia. As it was reported on our website.
E624 - Monoammonium L-glutamate: Commercially prepared from molasses by bacterial fermentation. Also prepared from vegetable protein, such as gluten, or soy protein. Salt substitute, flavour enhancer. No known adverse effects.
Monoammonium glutamate
Ammonium glutamate
ammonium L-glutamate
mono ammonium L-glutamate
ammonium laevo-glutamate
mono-ammonium laevo-glutamate
azanium 4-amino-5-hydroxy-5-oxopentanoate
L-glutamic acid ammonium salt (1:1)
laevo-glutamic acid ammonium salt (1:1)
L-glutamic acid monoammonium salt
laevo-glutamic acid monoammonium salt
Collection of sources used to create this food additive summary.
| Source |
|---|
| Codex Alimentarius |
| Food Standards Australia New Zealand |
| JECFA (Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives) |
| UK Food Guide |
| UK Food Standards Agency |
| U.S. Food and Drug Administration |
Lists the U.S. CAS (Chemical Abstracts Service) registry number and EINECS (European INventory of Existing Commercial chemical Substances) numbers when known.
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